The Strangest Things at the Tower of London - A Guided Tour of its Weird and Wonderful Oddities

In today's tour of the Tower of London, Jessica the Museum Guide (that’s me!) gives you an in-depth look into the weirdest, strangest, and most wonderful oddities of this 1000-year old fortress. We have the ancient origins of the London Zoo, ravens who eat blood-soaked biscuits, stolen crown jewels, a boot of shame, Isaac Newton on a mission to catch a counterfeiter - and so much more. 👉🏻Use CoinCheck to find out the value of the coins in your pocket: https://coinidentifierapp.onelink.me/... 👉🏻 Be sure to check out Margot's Channel, ‪@CrownAndKingdom‬ for the rest of the story of Colonel Thomas Blood. 👉🏻Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe – let me know about your experiences at the Tower of London! 👉🏻Join me for exclusive content ONLY on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/themuseumguide - an extra video every single month, and invitations to free in-person tours. This month (July 2026) it’s a guided tour of St Peter ad Vincula, the Chapel Royal at the Tower of London. 👉🏻Follow me on Instagram!   / jessicathemuseumguide   and on Facebook -   / themuseumguide   👉🏻As always, thanks for watching. If you enjoyed this virtual museum tour, then please consider leaving me a tip at www.paypal.me/jessicatourguide or buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JessicaG... 👉🏻Remember – I guide private museum, oddities, and cemetery tours in London and Canterbury. Get in touch at [email protected] 👉🏻 NOTE - The video conversation between me and Margot will be posted in a few days! VIDEO SUMMARY 0:00 - Introduction to the Tour 2:56 - A Brief History of the Tower of London 4:00 - A Roman Wall in a Tube Station 5:32 - Strange Subway Paintings 6:15 - Medieval Postern 6:30 - The Putrid Old Moat 8:31 - The Second Thames Foot Tunnel 10:07 - The Byward Angel 11:04 - All About the Beefeaters 13:12 - The Royal Mint and Coin Clipping 15:15 - Corpse Medicine at the Mint 18:15 - Sir Isaac Newton's Nemesis 20:39 - St Thomas' Tower and Edward I's Bed 21:22 - Medieval Game Pieces and Toys 23:35 - Salt Tower Graffiti 26:16 - Colonel Thomas Blood and the Crown Jewels 30:10 - Gunpowder Plot Graffiti 30:40 - Cannon Used as a Bollard 31:26 - Hitler and Mussolini Trophy Heads 31:53 - Boot of Shame 32:26 - Battlefield Ephemera 33:15 - World War II Mementoes 33:37 - Decorated Maltese Cannon 34:35 - The Tower Menagerie 37:33 - The Ravens at the Tower 40:05 - A Mysterious Hidden Portrait in Walter Raleigh's Rooms